Clare Weather: Monday, January 22, 2024


TODAY will be blustery with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of hail.
Becoming mainly dry by evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds, forecasts Met Eireann.
National Outlook
Overview: Generally unsettled throughout the outlook period, although a brief period of drier and brighter weather is expected on Wednesday.
Monday night: Mostly dry to start with just a few showers in the north and northwest. Rain and drizzle will develop in the southwest and west and will spread to most areas overnight. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with a moderate southerly wind developing.
Tuesday: Tuesday will be wet and windy with heavy rain at times, along with fresh to strong southwesterly winds. The rain will clear to scattered showers later in the day, most of these occurring in the northwest. Mild with highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.
Tuesday night: Windy early in the night with fresh to strong and gusty southwest to west winds, decreasing moderate to fresh overnight. Clear spells and scattered showers, mainly in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
Wednesday: Most areas will be dry with sunny spells on Wednesday, apart from a few showers in the west and north. Winds will become lighter and temperatures will range between 7 and 10 degrees.
Wednesday night: Dry to start Wednesday night before outbreaks of rain move in from the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees, becoming milder as the rain moves in. Light southerly winds will increase moderate through the night.
Thursday: Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain to start Thursday, before a band of more persistent rain moves in from the Atlantic, followed by scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Further outlook: Current indications suggest it will remain unsettled with further rain or showers expected for the rest of the week.